Last Of The Summer Wine. Image shows from L to R: Walter C. 'Foggy' Dewhurst (Brian Wilde), William 'Compo' Simmonite (Bill Owen), Norman Clegg (Peter Sallis). Copyright: BBC
Last Of The Summer Wine

Last Of The Summer Wine

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1973 - 2010
  • 295 episodes (31 series)

Gentle sitcom following a group of pensioners living in Yorkshire. This show was Britain's longest-running TV sitcom. Stars Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, Frank Thornton, Brian Murphy, Michael Bates and more.

Episode menu

Series 5 - And A Dewhurst Up A Fir Tree

In an effort to beat the Christmas rush, Foggy buys 100 fir trees from Big Eric - crawling with insects.

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 27th December 1979
Time
8:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Saturday 6th December 2014 7:40am Gold
Saturday 6th December 2014 1:25pm Gold
Sunday 6th September 2015 7:35am Gold
Thursday 3rd December 2015 8:40am Gold
Thursday 3rd December 2015 3:20pm Gold
Monday 4th January 2016 10:00am Gold
Sunday 31st January 2016 2:25pm Gold
Thursday 3rd March 2016 9:20am Gold
Wednesday 6th July 2016 10:55am Gold
Tuesday 15th November 2016 9:15am Gold
Tuesday 15th November 2016 3:25pm Gold
Friday 2nd December 2016 3:00pm Gold
Monday 12th December 2016 8:30am Gold
Monday 12th December 2016 3:40pm Gold
Friday 1st December 2017 9:00am Gold
Friday 1st December 2017 4:10pm Gold
Wednesday 13th December 2017 9:20am Gold
Wednesday 13th December 2017 2:15pm Gold
Monday 6th May 2019 1:10pm Drama
Wednesday 8th May 2019 11:20am Gold
Wednesday 8th May 2019 4:00pm Gold
Monday 5th August 2019 12:05pm Gold
Monday 5th August 2019 5:15pm Gold
Monday 2nd December 2019 11:35am Gold
Monday 2nd December 2019 3:40pm Gold
Wednesday 18th December 2019 9:40am Gold
Wednesday 18th December 2019 2:10pm Gold
Sunday 22nd December 2019 9:50am Gold
Monday 30th November 2020 11:30am Gold
Monday 30th November 2020 5:40pm Gold
Monday 14th December 2020 11:40am Gold
Monday 14th December 2020 3:55pm Gold
Wednesday 30th December 2020 10:30am Gold
Tuesday 30th November 2021 9:40am Gold
Tuesday 30th November 2021 3:40pm Gold
Friday 17th December 2021 10:10am Gold
Friday 17th December 2021 4:10pm Gold
Saturday 18th December 2021 7:20pm Drama
Saturday 8th January 2022 1:00pm Drama
Friday 2nd December 2022 10:10am Gold
Monday 19th December 2022 10:00am Gold
Tuesday 20th December 2022 7:00am Gold
Tuesday 12th December 2023 11:00am Gold
Monday 18th December 2023 5:55pm Drama
Tuesday 12th March 2024 11:20am Gold
Tuesday 12th March 2024 4:40pm Gold

Cast & crew

Cast
Bill Owen William 'Compo' Simmonite
Peter Sallis Norman Clegg
Brian Wilde Walter C. 'Foggy' Dewhurst
Kathy Staff Nora Batty
Jane Freeman Ivy
John Comer Sid
Guest cast
Juliet Cooke Mavis (Card Shop Lady)
Writing team
Roy Clarke Writer
Production team
Sydney Lotterby Director
Sydney Lotterby Producer
David Yates Editor
Howard Dell Editor
Peter Wesson Lighting Designer
Ronnie Hazlehurst Composer
Shelagh Lawson Production Designer
Christopher Criddle Costume Designer

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